Jeff Pape

President Wrestling Gear.com

Jeffrey Pape, CPA, MBA, has a solid record of starting and growing businesses. Prior to starting WrestlingGear.Com, Ltd, he owned Pape Financial Services, Inc. It provided CPA services to individuals, small businesses, and international businesses. Jeff worked in Switzerland for 5 weeks with an international company to set up its accounting systems and corporate accounting policies for their 400 million dollar global operation. During his work as a CPA, Jeff worked for a large national accounting firm McGladrey & Pullen, LLP. While at McGladrey & Pullen, LLP he wrote SEC 10Q and 10K reports for publicly traded real estate partnerships. Before leaving McGladrey & Pullen, LLP he was promoted to Accounting Manager.

As founder of WrestlingGear.Com, Ltd, Jeffrey has seen it rise from an internet- only web site that stocked no inventory, to one of the nation's largest wrestling stores. Currently, WrestlingGear.Com, Ltd is an authorized dealer for all the major manufacturers of Wrestling Gear and Wrestling Shoes, including Adidas, Asics, Brute, Cliff Keen, Matman and Nike. Jeffrey holds a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from the University of Illinois (Urbana) and is a licensed CPA. He also earned a MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management with a concentration in Marketing and Operations.